Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Winfield, KS

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Winfield, Kansas
$16.70/hour
$9.45 (+130%) more than Kansas minimum wage and $9.45 (+130%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Winfield, Kansas?

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.

Operates the Public Housing programs for Winfield, Kansas.

Go to the Kansas Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Winfield.

How many renters live in Winfield, Kansas?

The City of Winfield has 11,804 people living in 4,310 households.

There are 3,157 renters living in 1,590 renter households in this City. Renters make up 26.75 percent of the population living in Winfield.

What is the rental market like in Winfield, Kansas?

There are an estimated 5,234 housing units in the Winfield area. Of these, 1,781 units are rental homes, making up 34 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Winfield, Kansas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Winfield?

The rental vacancy rate in Winfield is 11 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Winfield for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Winfield
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
21 519 726 267 39
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Winfield

A large number of apartments in Winfield have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Winfield are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 44 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in Winfield

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $598 to $1,329. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $598
One BR $671
Two BR $882
Three BR $1,126
Four BR $1,329
2024 Fair Market Rents in Winfield, Kansas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Winfield?

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.

These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:

Unit Size Count of Units Below FMR Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
Studio 13 62 percent
One BR 307 59 percent
Two BR 402 55 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Winfield, Kansas

How many affordable rental units are in Winfield?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Winfield, Kansas including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 256
Public Housing 50
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 176
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 20
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 8
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 108
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Winfield, Kansas

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in Winfield, Kansas

Winfield features 371 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Winfield, Kansas

There are 48 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Winfield.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Winfield, Kansas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Winfield landlords $300 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Winfield.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Winfield, Kansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $794 and $970.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.